5 Best Soundbars Under $500 in the US - July 2020
What Soundbar Under $500 to Buy in June 2020?
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| The top scoring soundbar under $500, with a very good spec. It has a handheld remote control, is wall mountable and features Audio Return Channel (ARC). Our review analysis indicates that it's very quiet and compact, and well-built. | A good value for money and multi award winning 2.1 channels Bluetooth soundbar, with a very good spec. Our review analysis indicates that this soundbar has a superb sound quality, it's very quiet and good-looking. | Multiple reviews mentioned that this soundbar isvery well-built. It's a fully featured and award winning 2 channels Bluetooth soundbar, with a reasonable price. | Our review analysis indicates that this soundbar isvery well-built and quiet, and good-looking. It's an audio output enabled and positively reviewed Bluetooth subwoofer included soundbar, with a fair price and a very good spec. It has a handheld remote control and a power of 8,000W, is wall mountable and features Audio Return Channel (ARC). | An award winning and fully featured 3 channels Bluetooth soundbar, with a fair price. It has a handheld remote control and a power of 350W, is wall mountable and features Audio Return Channel (ARC). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Audio Return Channel (ARC) Handheld Remote Control Wall Mountable Better Kagoo Score Moderately Better User Reviews 12 Expert Review Sites Gave It a Higher Review Score A Better Size Easier to Use 2 More Items
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Subwoofer Included 43 More Awards 2 Expert Review Sites Gave It a Higher Review Score Has a Better Price More Well Designed Has a Better OK Noise Level Has a Better Decent Sound Quality 1 More Item
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Handheld Remote Control $54 Cheaper Expert Reviews Are Appreciably Better Better Brand |
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Twice As Many Audio Output Channels Audio Return Channel (ARC) Subwoofer Included Handheld Remote Control Wall Mountable More Shops Are Selling It Newer by Five Months More Solidly Made 2 More Items
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Smaller Audio Output Channels Does Not Have a Subwoofer Included More Expensive by $279 Fewer Sellers 24 Less Awards Expert Review Rating is Much Worse Overall Review Rating is Worse Worse Brand 1 Expert Review Site Gave It a Lower Review Score Has a Worse Price Less Robust Less Thoughtfully Designed Has a Worse Acceptable Noise Level Worse Excellent Sound Quality 8 More Items
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Only 2.1 Channels Channels Vastly Smaller Power Worse Kagoo Score $54 More Expensive Not As Many Stockists Over Three Years Older A Lot Lower Expert Review Score Slightly Lower User Review Score Worse Brand 10 Expert Review Sites Gave It a Lower Review Score Worse in Terms of Size Harder to Use 6 More Items
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4 Times As Less Audio Output Channels 7,960W Smaller Power Does Not Feature Audio Return Channel (ARC) Does Not Have a Subwoofer Included Not Wall Mountable Worse Kagoo Score Less Retailers Five Months Older Fewer Awards Lower User Review Score 4 More Items
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Worse Kagoo Score More Expensive by $414 Expert Review Rating is Vastly Worse User Review Rating is a Little Worse Worse Brand 3 Expert Review Sites Gave It a Lower Review Score |
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Only 3 Channels Channels Vastly Smaller Power Does Not Have a Subwoofer Included Worse Kagoo Score $373 More Expensive Not As Many Stockists Over One Year Older Fewer Awards A Lot Lower Expert Review Score Worse Brand 4 More Items
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The Sonos Beam has a Kagoo Score of 87. However with a price tag of $345.00 this soundbar is a bit expensive. For further details check out our full review of the Sonos Beam.
The top scoring soundbar under $500, with a very good spec. It has a handheld remote control, is wall mountable and features Audio Return Channel (ARC). Our review analysis indicates that it's very quiet and compact, and well-built.
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Customers report that Sonos Beam has very good expert reviews and great user reviews with an average overall rating of 89%, based on 139 reviews.
8 Reasons For for Choosing the Sonos Beam
The Sonos Beam features Audio Return Channel (ARC), and so do the Bose Soundbar 500 and the Denon HEOS BAR, whereas the LG SK1 and the Razer Leviathan do not. More ...
An 'Audio Return Channel' (ARC) uses an HDMI connection to send audio to the soundbar without the need for separate audio cables.
The Sonos Beam has a handheld remote control, and so do the Bose Soundbar 500, the Denon HEOS BAR and the LG SK1, whereas the Razer Leviathan does not. More ...
'Handheld Remote Control' denotes whether the soundbar comes with a remote to control the device from afar.
A remote control makes it far easier and more convenient to use the soundbar - you can turn it on/off and tweak the volume without having to get up and walk across the room!
The Sonos Beam is wall mountable, and so are the Bose Soundbar 500 and the Denon HEOS BAR, but the LG SK1 and the Razer Leviathan are not. More ...
'Wall Mountable' denotes whether the soundbar can be mounted on a wall, or whether it has to rest on the floor or on a stand.
The Sonos Beam has received a Kagoo Score of 87, whereas the Bose Soundbar 500 scored 85, the Denon HEOS BAR scored 82, the LG SK1 scored 83 and the Razer Leviathan scored 86.
Based on 18 user reviews, the Sonos Beam has an average review score of 90%, whereas the Bose Soundbar 500 has an average rating of 86% (based on 13 reviews), the LG SK1 has an average rating of 83% (based on 7 reviews) and the Razer Leviathan has an average rating of 87% (based on 171 reviews).
Goodhousekeeping.co.uk, Pcworld.com_techhive.com, Tomsguide.com, PC Mag, Techradar, Les Numeriques.com, Gamereactor.dk, Komputer.dk, Kotimikro.fi, Komputer.no, Macitynet.it and Dday.it all gave the Sonos Beam a better review score. More ...
Pcworld.com_techhive.com: Sonos Beam = 80% vs Bose Soundbar 500 = 70%
Tomsguide.com: Sonos Beam = 80% vs Razer Leviathan = 70%
PC Mag: Sonos Beam = 80% vs Razer Leviathan = 70%
Techradar: Sonos Beam = 90% vs Razer Leviathan = 60%
Les Numeriques.com: Sonos Beam = 80% vs Razer Leviathan = 60%
Gamereactor.dk: Sonos Beam = 90% vs Razer Leviathan = 80%
Komputer.dk: Sonos Beam = 93% vs Razer Leviathan = 70%
Kotimikro.fi: Sonos Beam = 93% vs Razer Leviathan = 70%
Komputer.no: Sonos Beam = 93% vs Razer Leviathan = 70%
Macitynet.it: Sonos Beam = 86% vs Razer Leviathan = 82%
Dday.it: Sonos Beam = 87% vs Razer Leviathan = 78%
The Sonos Beam reviewers thought the Sonos Beam was a better size. Over 10 people thought that it was very compact and nine people thought that it was also a superb size.
Our analysis of the Sonos Beam reviews indicates that more reviewers thought the Sonos Beam was easier to use. Several people thought that it had very good controls, was very easy to setup and to use.
14 Reasons Against for Choosing the Sonos Beam
The Sonos Beam is 5.1 channels channels, which is half as many audio output channels as the Bose Soundbar 500 (8.1 channels). More ...
'Audio Output' denotes the number of individual channels for the soundbar to use. Specific sounds and parts of the screen are assigned to individual channels, allowing the soundbar to simulate surround sound and create a deeper audio depth.
More channels mean that the sound will be more spread across the channels, leading to a richer surround sound 'effect'.
The Sonos Beam does not have a subwoofer included (As do the the Denon HEOS BAR and the LG SK1), however the Bose Soundbar 500 and the Razer Leviathan do. More ...
Whether the soundbar includes a subwoofer, which is a loudspeaker for low frequencies (bass sounds).
A subwoofer boosts the bass quality of the soundbar, allowing it to have far more powerful bass than would otherwise be possible.
The Sonos Beam is $279 more expensive than the LG SK1 and $225 more expensive than the Razer Leviathan.
The Sonos Beam is only stocked by 6 shops, but the Bose Soundbar 500 is stocked by 10 sellers. More ...
The Sonos Beam has only received 19 awards, but the Razer Leviathan has received 43 awards.
The average expert rating of the Sonos Beam is 84%, whereas the average expert rating of the Denon HEOS BAR is 89% (based on 2 reviews) and the LG SK1 is 100% (based on 2 reviews).
The average overall rating of the Sonos Beam is 89%, whereas the average overall rating of the LG SK1 is 95% (based on 9 reviews).
Sonos soundbars have an average rating of only 87.9%, but Bose has an average rating of 88.6% and LG has an average rating of 95%.
Altomdata.dk all gave the Sonos Beam a lower review score. More ...
On average reviewers thought the Sonos Beam has a worse price.
On average reviewers thought the Sonos Beam was less robust.
Comparing the product reviews on average people thought the Sonos Beam was less thoughtfully designed.
Comparing the product reviews on average people thought the Sonos Beam has a worse acceptable noise level.
Our analysis of the Sonos Beam reviews indicates that more reviewers thought the Sonos Beam was worse excellent sound quality.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Beam in the US is $345.00 and in total we found 6 prices for it.
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The Razer Leviathan has a Kagoo Score of 86. With a price tag of $120.00 this soundbar is good value for money. For further details check out our full review of the Razer Leviathan.
A good value for money and multi award winning 2.1 channels Bluetooth soundbar, with a very good spec. Our review analysis indicates that this soundbar has a superb sound quality, it's very quiet and good-looking.
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Our review analysis indicates that Razer Leviathan has great expert reviews and very good user reviews with 87% of buyers recommending this soundbar to others.
![Razer Leviathan - Test/Cinematic Review [German HD w/ English Subtitles]](https://s1.kagoo.co/review/180765994/m/1507714667/razer-leviathan---testcinemat.jpg)
![Razer Leviathan - Unboxing [German HD]](https://s1.kagoo.co/review/180766008/m/1507714672/razer-leviathan---unboxing-ge.jpg)
7 Reasons For for Choosing the Razer Leviathan
The Razer Leviathan has a subwoofer included, and so does the Bose Soundbar 500, but the Denon HEOS BAR, the LG SK1 and the Sonos Beam do not. More ...
Whether the soundbar includes a subwoofer, which is a loudspeaker for low frequencies (bass sounds).
A subwoofer boosts the bass quality of the soundbar, allowing it to have far more powerful bass than would otherwise be possible.
The Razer Leviathan has received 43 awards, however the Bose Soundbar 500 has received no awards, the Denon HEOS BAR has received 1 award, the LG SK1 has received 1 award and the Sonos Beam has received 19 awards.
PC Mag and Altomdata.dk both gave the Razer Leviathan a better review score. More ...
Altomdata.dk: Razer Leviathan = 90% vs Sonos Beam = 70%
On average reviewers thought the Razer Leviathan has a better price.
Our analysis of the Razer Leviathan reviews indicates that more reviewers thought the Razer Leviathan was more well designed. Over 10 people thought that it was good-looking and nine people thought that it was also well designed.
The Razer Leviathan reviewers thought the Razer Leviathan has a better OK noise level. More than 90 people thought that it was really quiet and nine people thought that it was also noisy.
The Razer Leviathan reviewers thought the Razer Leviathan has a better decent sound quality. Over 20 people thought that it had a brilliant sound quality and three people thought that it also had good surround sound quality.
12 Reasons Against for Choosing the Razer Leviathan
The Razer Leviathan is 2.1 channels channels, but the Bose Soundbar 500 is 8.1 channels, the Denon HEOS BAR is 3 channels and the Sonos Beam is 5.1 channels. More ...
'Audio Output' denotes the number of individual channels for the soundbar to use. Specific sounds and parts of the screen are assigned to individual channels, allowing the soundbar to simulate surround sound and create a deeper audio depth.
More channels mean that the sound will be more spread across the channels, leading to a richer surround sound 'effect'.
The Razer Leviathan has a power of 60, however the Bose Soundbar 500 is an 8,000W soundbar (7,940W bigger), the Denon HEOS BAR is a 350W soundbar (290W bigger) and the LG SK1 is a 40W soundbar (20W smaller). More ...
'Power' denotes how powerful the soundbar is, measures in watts.
Generally speaking, the higher the power level of the soundbar, the louder the maximum volume, and the better the sound quality will be.
The Razer Leviathan has received a Kagoo Score of 86, but the Sonos Beam scored 87.
The Razer Leviathan is more expensive than the LG SK1 by $54.
Only 5 sellers sells the Razer Leviathan, however 10 stores sell the Bose Soundbar 500 and 6 retailers sell the Sonos Beam. More ...
The Razer Leviathan is older than the Bose Soundbar 500 by four years, older than the Denon HEOS BAR by three years, older than the LG SK1 by four years and older than the Sonos Beam by four years.
The Razer Leviathan has an average expert rating of 82%, but the Denon HEOS BAR has an average expert rating of 89% (based on 2 reviews), the LG SK1 has an average expert rating of 100% (based on 2 reviews) and the Sonos Beam has an average expert rating of 84% (based on 121 reviews).
The Razer Leviathan has an average user rating of 87%, but the Sonos Beam has an average user rating of 90% (based on 18 reviews).
Razer soundbars have an average rating of only 76.4%, however Bose has an average rating of 88.6%, LG has an average rating of 95% and Sonos has an average rating of 87.9%.
PC Mag, Tomsguide.com, Techradar, Les Numeriques.com, Komputer.dk, Gamereactor.dk, Kotimikro.fi, Komputer.no, Macitynet.it and Dday.it all gave the Razer Leviathan a lower review score. More ...
Tomsguide.com: Razer Leviathan = 70% vs Sonos Beam = 80%
Techradar: Razer Leviathan = 80% vs Sonos Beam = 90%
Les Numeriques.com: Razer Leviathan = 60% vs Sonos Beam = 80%
Komputer.dk: Razer Leviathan = 70% vs Sonos Beam = 93%
Gamereactor.dk: Razer Leviathan = 80% vs Sonos Beam = 90%
Kotimikro.fi: Razer Leviathan = 70% vs Sonos Beam = 93%
Komputer.no: Razer Leviathan = 70% vs Sonos Beam = 93%
Macitynet.it: Razer Leviathan = 82% vs Sonos Beam = 86%
Dday.it: Razer Leviathan = 78% vs Sonos Beam = 87%
Comparing the product reviews on average people thought the Razer Leviathan was worse in terms of size.
On average reviewers thought the Razer Leviathan was harder to use.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Leviathan in the US is $120.00 and in total we found 5 prices for it.
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The LG SK1 has a Kagoo Score of 83. With a price tag of $65.52 this soundbar is good value for money. For further details check out our full review of the LG SK1 or read our article on whether you should buy a LG soundbar.
Multiple reviews mentioned that this soundbar isvery well-built. It's a fully featured and award winning 2 channels Bluetooth soundbar, with a reasonable price.
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Our review analysis indicates that LG SK1 has outstanding expert reviews and very good user reviews with an average overall rating of 95%.
4 Reasons For for Choosing the LG SK1
The LG SK1 has a handheld remote control (as do the Bose Soundbar 500, the Denon HEOS BAR and the Sonos Beam), however the Razer Leviathan does not have this feature. More ...
'Handheld Remote Control' denotes whether the soundbar comes with a remote to control the device from afar.
A remote control makes it far easier and more convenient to use the soundbar - you can turn it on/off and tweak the volume without having to get up and walk across the room!
The LG SK1 costs $414.48 less than the Bose Soundbar 500, costs $373.48 less than the Denon HEOS BAR, costs $54.48 less than the Razer Leviathan and costs $279.48 less than the Sonos Beam.
Based on 2 expert reviews, the average review score of the LG SK1 is 100%, however the average rating of the Bose Soundbar 500 is 73% (based on 4 reviews), the average rating of the Denon HEOS BAR is 89% (based on 2 reviews), the average rating of the Razer Leviathan is 82% (based on 142 reviews) and the average rating of the Sonos Beam is 84% (based on 121 reviews).
LG soundbars have an average rating of 95%, whereas Bose only has an average rating of 88.6%, Denon only has an average rating of 74.8%, Razer only has an average rating of 76.4% and Sonos only has an average rating of 87.9%.
10 Reasons Against for Choosing the LG SK1
The LG SK1 is 2 channels channels, however the Bose Soundbar 500 is 8.1 channels, the Denon HEOS BAR is 3 channels and the Sonos Beam is 5.1 channels. More ...
'Audio Output' denotes the number of individual channels for the soundbar to use. Specific sounds and parts of the screen are assigned to individual channels, allowing the soundbar to simulate surround sound and create a deeper audio depth.
More channels mean that the sound will be more spread across the channels, leading to a richer surround sound 'effect'.
The LG SK1 has a power of 40, whereas the Bose Soundbar 500 is an 8,000W soundbar (7,960W bigger), the Denon HEOS BAR is a 350W soundbar (310W bigger) and the Razer Leviathan is a 60W soundbar (20W bigger). More ...
'Power' denotes how powerful the soundbar is, measures in watts.
Generally speaking, the higher the power level of the soundbar, the louder the maximum volume, and the better the sound quality will be.
The LG SK1 does not feature Audio Return Channel (ARC), but the Bose Soundbar 500, the Denon HEOS BAR, the Razer Leviathan and the Sonos Beam do. More ...
An 'Audio Return Channel' (ARC) uses an HDMI connection to send audio to the soundbar without the need for separate audio cables.
The LG SK1 does not have a subwoofer included (As do the the Denon HEOS BAR and the Sonos Beam), but the Bose Soundbar 500 and the Razer Leviathan have this feature. More ...
Whether the soundbar includes a subwoofer, which is a loudspeaker for low frequencies (bass sounds).
A subwoofer boosts the bass quality of the soundbar, allowing it to have far more powerful bass than would otherwise be possible.
The LG SK1 is not wall mountable, however the Bose Soundbar 500, the Denon HEOS BAR, the Razer Leviathan and the Sonos Beam are. More ...
'Wall Mountable' denotes whether the soundbar can be mounted on a wall, or whether it has to rest on the floor or on a stand.
The LG SK1 has received a Kagoo Score of 83, however the Bose Soundbar 500 scored 85, the Razer Leviathan scored 86 and the Sonos Beam scored 87.
Only 1 seller sell the LG SK1, whereas 10 retailers sell the Bose Soundbar 500, 4 sellers sell the Denon HEOS BAR, 5 sellers sell the Razer Leviathan and 6 stores sell the Sonos Beam. More ...
The LG SK1 is older than the Bose Soundbar 500 by five months and older than the Sonos Beam by five months.
Whilst the LG SK1 has received 1 award, the Razer Leviathan has received 43 awards and the Sonos Beam has received 19 awards.
The LG SK1's average user rating is 83%, however the Bose Soundbar 500's is 86% (based on 13 reviews), the Razer Leviathan's is 87% (based on 171 reviews) and the Sonos Beam's is 90% (based on 18 reviews).
The cheapest price that we could find for the SK1 in the US is $65.52 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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The Bose Soundbar 500 has a Kagoo Score of 85. However with a price tag of $480.00 this soundbar is a bit expensive. For further details check out our full review of the Bose Soundbar 500.
Our review analysis indicates that this soundbar isvery well-built and quiet, and good-looking. It's an audio output enabled and positively reviewed Bluetooth subwoofer included soundbar, with a fair price and a very good spec. It has a handheld remote control and a power of 8,000W, is wall mountable and features Audio Return Channel (ARC).
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Our review analysis indicates that Bose Soundbar 500 has good expert reviews and great user reviews with an average overall rating of 77%, based on 17 reviews.
8 Reasons For for Choosing the Bose Soundbar 500
The Bose Soundbar 500 is 8.1 channels channels, which is 3 times as many audio output channels as the Denon HEOS BAR (3 channels), 4 times as many audio output channels as the LG SK1 (2 channels), 4 times as many audio output channels as the Razer Leviathan (2.1 channels) and twice as many audio output channels as the Sonos Beam (5.1 channels). More ...
'Audio Output' denotes the number of individual channels for the soundbar to use. Specific sounds and parts of the screen are assigned to individual channels, allowing the soundbar to simulate surround sound and create a deeper audio depth.
More channels mean that the sound will be more spread across the channels, leading to a richer surround sound 'effect'.
The Bose Soundbar 500 features Audio Return Channel (ARC), and so do the Denon HEOS BAR and the Sonos Beam, however the LG SK1 and the Razer Leviathan do not. More ...
An 'Audio Return Channel' (ARC) uses an HDMI connection to send audio to the soundbar without the need for separate audio cables.
The Bose Soundbar 500 has a subwoofer included (as does the Razer Leviathan), however the Denon HEOS BAR, the LG SK1 and the Sonos Beam do not have this feature. More ...
Whether the soundbar includes a subwoofer, which is a loudspeaker for low frequencies (bass sounds).
A subwoofer boosts the bass quality of the soundbar, allowing it to have far more powerful bass than would otherwise be possible.
The Bose Soundbar 500 has a handheld remote control, and so do the Denon HEOS BAR, the LG SK1 and the Sonos Beam, however the Razer Leviathan does not. More ...
'Handheld Remote Control' denotes whether the soundbar comes with a remote to control the device from afar.
A remote control makes it far easier and more convenient to use the soundbar - you can turn it on/off and tweak the volume without having to get up and walk across the room!
The Bose Soundbar 500 is wall mountable, and so are the Denon HEOS BAR and the Sonos Beam, whereas the LG SK1 and the Razer Leviathan are not. More ...
'Wall Mountable' denotes whether the soundbar can be mounted on a wall, or whether it has to rest on the floor or on a stand.
A greater number of shops increases the chances of the product remaining in stock and also increases the price competition amongst retailers for this soundbar.
The Bose Soundbar 500 was released 17 months after the Denon HEOS BAR, released five months after the LG SK1 and released four years after the Razer Leviathan
Our analysis of the Bose Soundbar 500 reviews indicates that more reviewers thought the Bose Soundbar 500 was more solidly made. More than 10 people thought that it was very well-built.
6 Reasons Against for Choosing the Bose Soundbar 500
The Bose Soundbar 500 has received a Kagoo Score of 85, however the Razer Leviathan scored 86 and the Sonos Beam scored 87.
The Bose Soundbar 500 is $41 more expensive than the Denon HEOS BAR, $414 more expensive than the LG SK1, $360 more expensive than the Razer Leviathan and $135 more expensive than the Sonos Beam.
The Bose Soundbar 500's average expert score is only 73%, however the Denon HEOS BAR's is 89% (based on 2 reviews), the LG SK1's is 100% (based on 2 reviews), the Razer Leviathan's is 82% (based on 142 reviews) and the Sonos Beam's is 84% (based on 121 reviews).
The Bose Soundbar 500's average user score is 86%, however the Razer Leviathan's is 87% (based on 171 reviews) and the Sonos Beam's is 90% (based on 18 reviews).
Bose soundbars have an average rating of only 88.6%, whereas LG has an average rating of 95%.
Goodhousekeeping.co.uk, PC Mag and Pcworld.com_techhive.com all gave the Bose Soundbar 500 a lower review score. More ...
PC Mag: Bose Soundbar 500 = 70% vs Sonos Beam = 80%
Pcworld.com_techhive.com: Bose Soundbar 500 = 70% vs Sonos Beam = 80%
The cheapest price that we could find for the Soundbar 500 in the US is $480.00 and in total we found 10 prices for it.
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The Denon HEOS BAR has a Kagoo Score of 82. However with a price tag of $439.00 this soundbar is a bit expensive. For further details check out our full review of the Denon HEOS BAR.
An award winning and fully featured 3 channels Bluetooth soundbar, with a fair price. It has a handheld remote control and a power of 350W, is wall mountable and features Audio Return Channel (ARC).
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Purchasers report that Denon HEOS BAR has great expert reviews with an average expert rating of 89%.
3 Reasons For for Choosing the Denon HEOS BAR
The Denon HEOS BAR features Audio Return Channel (ARC) (as do the Bose Soundbar 500 and the Sonos Beam), but the LG SK1 and the Razer Leviathan do not feature this benefit. More ...
An 'Audio Return Channel' (ARC) uses an HDMI connection to send audio to the soundbar without the need for separate audio cables.
The Denon HEOS BAR has a handheld remote control (as do the Bose Soundbar 500, the LG SK1 and the Sonos Beam), but the Razer Leviathan does not have this feature. More ...
'Handheld Remote Control' denotes whether the soundbar comes with a remote to control the device from afar.
A remote control makes it far easier and more convenient to use the soundbar - you can turn it on/off and tweak the volume without having to get up and walk across the room!
The Denon HEOS BAR is a wall mountable soundbar (as are the Bose Soundbar 500 and the Sonos Beam), however the LG SK1 and the Razer Leviathan are not. More ...
'Wall Mountable' denotes whether the soundbar can be mounted on a wall, or whether it has to rest on the floor or on a stand.
10 Reasons Against for Choosing the Denon HEOS BAR
The Denon HEOS BAR is 3 channels channels, but the Bose Soundbar 500 is 8.1 channels and the Sonos Beam is 5.1 channels. More ...
'Audio Output' denotes the number of individual channels for the soundbar to use. Specific sounds and parts of the screen are assigned to individual channels, allowing the soundbar to simulate surround sound and create a deeper audio depth.
More channels mean that the sound will be more spread across the channels, leading to a richer surround sound 'effect'.
The Denon HEOS BAR has a power of 350, however the Bose Soundbar 500 is an 8,000W soundbar (7,650W bigger), the LG SK1 is a 40W soundbar (310W smaller) and the Razer Leviathan is a 60W soundbar (290W smaller). More ...
'Power' denotes how powerful the soundbar is, measures in watts.
Generally speaking, the higher the power level of the soundbar, the louder the maximum volume, and the better the sound quality will be.
The Denon HEOS BAR does not have a subwoofer included (As do the the LG SK1 and the Sonos Beam), whereas the Bose Soundbar 500 and the Razer Leviathan have this feature. More ...
Whether the soundbar includes a subwoofer, which is a loudspeaker for low frequencies (bass sounds).
A subwoofer boosts the bass quality of the soundbar, allowing it to have far more powerful bass than would otherwise be possible.
The Denon HEOS BAR has received a Kagoo Score of 82, but the Bose Soundbar 500 scored 85, the LG SK1 scored 83, the Razer Leviathan scored 86 and the Sonos Beam scored 87.
The Denon HEOS BAR is more expensive than the LG SK1 by $373, more expensive than the Razer Leviathan by $319 and more expensive than the Sonos Beam by $94.
Only 4 sellers sells the Denon HEOS BAR, however 10 stores sell the Bose Soundbar 500, 5 sellers sell the Razer Leviathan and 6 stores sell the Sonos Beam. More ...
The Denon HEOS BAR is older than the Bose Soundbar 500 by 17 months, older than the LG SK1 by one year and older than the Sonos Beam by 17 months.
Whilst the Denon HEOS BAR has received 1 award, the Razer Leviathan has received 43 awards and the Sonos Beam has received 19 awards.
The Denon HEOS BAR has an average expert rating of 89%, but the LG SK1 has an average expert rating of 100% (based on 2 reviews).
Denon soundbars have an average rating of only 74.8%, however Bose has an average rating of 88.6%, LG has an average rating of 95%, Razer has an average rating of 76.4% and Sonos has an average rating of 87.9%.
The cheapest price that we could find for the HEOS BAR in the US is $439.00 and in total we found 4 prices for it.
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